Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

Additionally, I am responsible for leading our faculty development team and teaching classes of my own. The kids’ teachers did a good job of telling us what assignments or activities were most important, from their perspective. I modified the final assignment to be a manifesto.

Teaching 194

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 194

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. This is the humdinger.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

My rationale here is to not make it a mandatory assignment, but an extra credit opportunity to know more about their current learning experiences. I specify how I plan to respond once I collect their feedback; for example, adding more clarifications on assignments or identifying themes and concerns.

Student Engagement 131

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. Clear expectations for all assignments, homework, activities, etc. Wisner, 2022).

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2023

To counter this, I offer an alternative approach: integrating student choice into course assignments. Assignment structure In an online general psychology course, I experimented with an alternative assignment structure that centered around student choice. Outcome The results were compelling.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Assignments Instructors Students 98

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

Her score on that exam was so low, in fact, that she realized she had no chance to get an A in the course, no matter how well she might do on future tests and assignments. So what do you do now if you're not giving letter grades on assignments? The student knew the material, but she just wasn’t a good test-taker.

Grades 194

Grades Exams Feedback Testing 194

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

But now that so many students are taking courses remotely, in improvised environments that may not be especially conducive to learning, it may take some extra effort to redesign instruction, assignments and assessments to address everyone’s needs. And if they hadn't done that, there are a lot of professors who would have been in big trouble.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

I go back to trying to decide what kind of thinking I'm trying to privilege with the assignment and then helping students get started on that path.” Thanks to Josh Eyler, director of the Center for Faculty Development at Rice University, and Matt Salamone, associate professor of mathematics at Bridgewater State University for suggesting that.

Writing 155

Writing Skills Teaching Essay 155

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

So we did a follow-up study, interviewing both online instructors and the students enrolled in online courses to understand why students are withdrawing from online courses in a massive way, and why students struggle in terms of their performance. Students complain that they don't always see their instructors. It is more inclusive.

Instructors 133

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 133

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. This is the humdinger.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

My rationale here is to not make it a mandatory assignment, but an extra credit opportunity to know more about their current learning experiences. I specify how I plan to respond once I collect their feedback; for example, adding more clarifications on assignments or identifying themes and concerns.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The discussion tackled plenty of thorny issues facing K-12 and college instructors these days, including how to respond to pressures to ban books in schools, how to make classrooms a welcoming place for debate as schools and colleges grow more diverse, and how to respond to misinformation that students bring to classroom conversations.

History 170

History Culture Discussions High School 170

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In each of our classes, we assigned mind maps in the beginning of the semester, asking students to share their knowledge about the target culture using three or four topics as a starting point. We gave students a similar assignment at the end of the semester, either on their own or in groups.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Languages 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In each of our classes, we assigned mind maps in the beginning of the semester, asking students to share their knowledge about the target culture using three or four topics as a starting point. We gave students a similar assignment at the end of the semester, either on their own or in groups.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Languages 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 24, 2024

While students tend to think of papers as merely a means of regurgitating what they read and “giving the instructor what they want,” asking students to create BookSnaps recasts the entire exercise as an opportunity for personal expression.

Learning 111

Learning Students Textbooks Reading 111

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2020

Still, says Kalikoff, her university wasn’t starting from scratch, since, like many colleges these days, every course uses a learning-management system as a digital hub for turning in assignments and issuing grades, and many professors already use plenty of digital tools in their teaching. We’ve won awards for our online teaching.

Lecturing 107

Lecturing Disabilities Faculty Development Instructors 107

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

This creates a new case study each time students enter the prompt the educator assigns into a GenAI tool. I am an instructor teaching [biology] in [first year of university]. I am an instructor who teaches a [second year nutrition] course to [university] students. It’s a personalized, adaptive instruction.

Study 124

Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 124

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

This creates a new case study each time students enter the prompt the educator assigns into a GenAI tool. I am an instructor teaching [biology] in [first year of university]. I am an instructor who teaches a [second year nutrition] course to [university] students. It’s a personalized, adaptive instruction.

Study 114

Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 114

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Eighteen students crammed themselves into a stuffy classroom assigned for my first-year seminar course on a sunny day in September. Our class therefore included assignments requiring students to research their future fields. At one point, I asked these college newcomers to share academic and career aspirations. Using the U.S.

Motivation 64

Motivation Students Instructors Failure 64

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Personalized feedback demonstrates the instructors investment in each students success. Discussion boards, reflective assignments, and peer reviews can facilitate this exchange. Instructors should strive to present balanced viewpoints and avoid reinforcing negative stereotypes.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Personalized feedback demonstrates the instructors investment in each students success. Discussion boards, reflective assignments, and peer reviews can facilitate this exchange. Instructors should strive to present balanced viewpoints and avoid reinforcing negative stereotypes.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Eighteen students crammed themselves into a stuffy classroom assigned for my first-year seminar course on a sunny day in September. Our class therefore included assignments requiring students to research their future fields. At one point, I asked these college newcomers to share academic and career aspirations. Using the U.S.

Motivation 54

Motivation Students Instructors Failure 54

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 24, 2024

While students tend to think of papers as merely a means of regurgitating what they read and “giving the instructor what they want,” asking students to create BookSnaps recasts the entire exercise as an opportunity for personal expression.

Learning 59

Learning Students Textbooks Reading 59

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Support is sometimes available from veteran professors, faculty development offices and workshops or training to assist professors in the challenging work of course and curriculum development and implementation. Not all curriculum developers or instructors know how to create new and effective learning activities.

Course Design 64

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 64

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Support is sometimes available from veteran professors, faculty development offices and workshops or training to assist professors in the challenging work of course and curriculum development and implementation. Not all curriculum developers or instructors know how to create new and effective learning activities.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61